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Casino News Daily Andrew Jacobs Leads after WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana Event #2 Flight B Flight B of the second event on the schedule of the ongoing WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana live poker festival was completed last night. The second of two starting flights provided interested players with a final chance to register into the $400 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament. As registration was closed, organizers were able to confirm the size of the event’s overall field as well as the prize pool and the places paid. As many as 763 entrants registered into the $400 No-Limit Hold’em Re-Entry. They generated a prize pool of $251,790 . The top 81 finishers will leave with a cash from the event, with minimum payouts starting from $627. The champion will collect $50,359 and a WSOP Circuit gold ring. And here is the place to mention that after Flights A and B, there are now as many as 93 players left in contention. Of them, 34 survived from Day 1A and the other 5
CasinoGamesPro.com Tribal Cher-Ae Heights Casino Expansion Stirs the Pot in Trinidad, Public Seeks Answers Casino expansion might be well its way for the gaming location overseen by the Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria, as it was recently revealed, This Thursday offered the community an opportunity it thoroughly review the proposed plan and get to know it better, as well as ask any questions they might have […] The post Tribal Cher-Ae Heights Casino Expansion Stirs the Pot in Trinidad, Public Seeks Answers appeared first on CasinoGamesPro.com . more info...
Casino News Daily Nicholas Pupillo Eyes Third WSOP Gold Ring at Horseshoe Southern Indiana Horseshoe Southern Indiana is the host casino of the latest WSOP Circuit stop on the series’ 2018/2019 calendar. Poker festivities at the gambling facility kicked off on September 27 with a single-day $400 No-Limit Hold’em, the field of which was topped by Corey Hodgeman for his first-ever WSOP Circuit cash of $15,873 and a gold ring. The second gold ring tournament on the schedule started on Friday at the host venue. The $400 buy-in event began with the first of two starting flights and drew as many as 278 tournament entrants . The second starting flight is slated to be played today from 11 am. It will provide a last chance for interested players to join the event’s field. The total amount of $91,740 was generated on Day 1A and it will be added to the money generated during the second starting flight of the tournament to comprise together the overall prize pool. And the prize pool
Casino News Daily Two West Virginia Casinos Delay Sports Betting Launch The launch of sports betting operations at two West Virginia casinos has been delayed , local news outlet the Charleston Gazette-Mail reported citing information from the West Virginia Lottery. Lottery spokesperson Randy Burnside told the media outlet earlier this week that sportsbooks were expected to be opened at Mardi Gras Casino in Nitro and Wheeling Island Casino in Wheeling by the end of the month. However, Delaware North, the owner of the two gambling venues, had informed the state gambling watchdog that it would delay the opening of sports betting facilities at the two properties. The company had not specified why the launch would be delayed. Mr. Burnside further pointed out that the Lottery is waiting to hear from Delaware North to schedule testing of the sports betting operations in October. West Virginia became the fourth state to launch sports betting after the mid-May ruling of the US Supr
Casino News Daily Who Is the 2018 Asia Player of the Year? The Asia Player of the Year has been awarded each year since 2009. The Asian poker player to excel in the PokerStars Asia Circuit throughout the year is named as Player of the Year to enjoy the accolades accompanying that title. And each Asia Player of the Year has their name engraved on the one and only APOY trophy that is located at the PokerStars LIVE Macau poker room at City of Dreams Macau. The best Asian player of the year is determined by the APOY Leaderboard, which takes into consideration players’ performance in PokerStars-sponsored tournaments that take place on Asian soil throughout the year . By players’ performance we mean how a given player finishes in one tournament or another, how much entries that event has, and what buy-in fee it features. Players receive points for each of these three factors and the more points they collect, the higher they climb in the APOY Leaderboard. This year’s leaderboard i
CasinoGamesPro.com Day Before Wynn Resorts Probe Report, Mass Gaming Commission Chairman Bows Out The future of Wynn Resorts in Massachusetts remains uncertain as the situation further knotted this Wednesday. Massachusetts Gaming Commission’s Chairman Stephen Crosby filed his resignation letter only 24 hours before the scheduled monthly meeting reviewing results from the extensive investigation of the casino developer and its former CEO Steve Wynn. One comment issued in the […] The post Day Before Wynn Resorts Probe Report, Mass Gaming Commission Chairman Bows Out appeared first on CasinoGamesPro.com . more info...
Casino News Daily The Players to Have Cashed in the Largest Number of Countries So Far in 2018 Traveling around the world is one of the perks of being a professional poker player. Visiting new places, clashing against players with different techniques and at different level of skill and proficiency , and getting oneself exposed to new and different poker games is enriching experience that could help anyone improve their own game and overall worldview, of course. The poker enthusiasts of Casino News Daily love poker-related lists and writing about poker lists. This is why they have prepared a brand new such list for their readers. This time, it will revolve around those three players who have cashed in the largest number of different countries around the world since the beginning of the year. Here are these three players and where they have cashed in over the past nine months. Henri Ovaska The Finnish poker player has cashed in 21 tournaments in 16 different countries since
CasinoGamesPro.com WSOP Circuit Deep Stack Open Event Wraps Up with a Four-Way Deal, Ring #2 on the Way There is a brand new winner at the King’s Casino in Rozvadov, but his right to anonymity was respected and he was listed as the winner with the nickname “Leo”. Nevertheless, he claimed the top prize of €16,098 in the Deep Stack Open event which reached its Final Table this Wednesday. Following a long day […] The post WSOP Circuit Deep Stack Open Event Wraps Up with a Four-Way Deal, Ring #2 on the Way appeared first on CasinoGamesPro.com . more info...
Casino News Daily The Winningest US Poker Players of All Time Poker has deep roots in the United States and there should not be surprise that some of the world’s winningest players hail namely from there . Not to mention the fact some of the longest running poker series such as the World Series of Poker originate from the US. A look at the US all-time money list shows impressive tournament bankrolls and seven- and even eight-figure payouts scored by great poker players. Here are the three of them to have accumulated the largest bankrolls and highlights from their poker careers. Justin Bonomo – $43,120,591 Not only is Bonomo the leader in the US all-time money list, but he is also topping the overall all-time money list. The player dethroned the long-standing number one , Canada’s Daniel Negreanu, earlier this year. Bonomo has indisputably had his best year in poker in 2018, and it has not even ended yet. The player collected more than $20 million in live tournament earni
CasinoGamesPro.com MOP 300M VIP Gaming Hall Launches amid Macau Region High Roller Revenue Dip When it comes to VIP gambling and high rollers utilizing gambling to the fullest Macau has been the go-to location for many years now. This could be proved by the recent launch of Galaxy Macau’s VIP gaming hall specifically dedicated to premium players from near and far, but there have been concerns previously expressed regarding […] The post MOP 300M VIP Gaming Hall Launches amid Macau Region High Roller Revenue Dip appeared first on CasinoGamesPro.com . more info...
Casino News Daily Biggest Online Gambling Merger and Acquisition Deals Announced So Far in 2018 Amid growing competition and massive regulatory pressure in a number of jurisdictions, several major gambling companies have decided since the beginning of the year to undertake merger and acquisition moves. M&A deals have often proved a successful way to blunt competition and to offset the ill effects of regulations that might aim to improve the quality of service but sometimes produce the exact opposite effect. The past nine months have seen some of the major players of the online gambling field look for and find partners to reduce the negative impact from changes of different nature in the global market. Here are several of the biggest deals that have been undertaken since the beginning of the year and how they are expected to change those involved in them as well as the global online gambling landscape . Playtech – Snaitech Playtech announced in April that it had agreed t
CasinoGamesPro.com Illegal VND607 Billion Online Sports Betting Ring Ambushed in Vietnam’s Quang Nam Illegal gambling has been taking over Vietnam regardless of the measures taken in order to prevent it from happening, further proved by the most recent gambling ring bust. The authorities managed to ambush a gambling den which has generated some $26 million during its operation related to wagering on sports events and a wide variety […] The post Illegal VND607 Billion Online Sports Betting Ring Ambushed in Vietnam’s Quang Nam appeared first on CasinoGamesPro.com . more info...
Casino News Daily Biggest WSOP Europe Main Event Winners The WSOP Europe festival is two weeks away and every self-respecting fan of live tournament poker has already braced for quality poker action and immense thrill. The 2018 edition of the major series is set to take place at King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic , one of Europe’s best and most popular poker destinations. The WSOP Europe has 10 gold bracelets up for grabs and it is to be seen who the lucky ten players to capture the pieces of jewelry will be. Of course, the €10,350 Main Event is the most highly anticipated tournament . The event is slated to kick off on October 27 and to run through November 2. Aside from the Main Event gold bracelet for the winner it will also feature a guaranteed prize pool of €5 million. Hopes are that the guarantee will be crushed and that the tournament will see great interest among players from all around Europe and all other corners of the world. Elio Fox – €1.4 Million In 2011
Casino News Daily Poker Tournaments Starting September 24-30 Fall is officially upon us and a new batch of extremely exciting poker events is set to arrive in its wake. This week’s live tournament poker overview includes events across Europe, Asia, and North America . All four promise unparalleled thrill and massive monetary prizes and all four are great for challenging one’s level of poker mastery. Here are four of the major tournaments set to begin over the next few days and information about what one might expect from them. PokerStars Megastack Namur The city of Namur in Belgium will be host to the next PokerStars-branded poker festival. The PokerStars Megastack is set to kick off today at Casino de Namur and to run through the end of the month. The tournament will feature multiple exciting opportunities for players to test their skills and challenge opponents who have mastered the game at different levels. The festival will include four tournaments and several satellit
CasinoGamesPro.com Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta Slashes Gambling Taxes Raising More Concerns Kenya’s Government has been mulling the idea of gambling tax reduction for several weeks now, but as it has been officially confirmed recently, the new Finance Bill 2018 has been inked and vital reductions are set to take place. The proposed tax cut would bring a breath of fresh air to the field as it […] The post Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta Slashes Gambling Taxes Raising More Concerns appeared first on CasinoGamesPro.com . more info...
Casino News Daily What’s Next for Gambling Tech Giant Playtech? It has been an eventful year for Playtech and a particularly turbulent one at the same time. The gambling technology company, founded by Israeli businessman Teddy Sagi in 1999, saw its share price fall nearly 50% over the past 12 months and recorded a 34% drop in adjusted profit in the first half of the year. In addition, news emerged that a brand-new Playtech investor is pushing for a corporate governance overhaul and is not very happy about Mr. Sagi’s involvement in the company. Earlier this year, the tech giant, which has for years been supplying major operators with a variety of products, completed the purchase of Italian gambling company Snaitech for €846 million . In its half-year results, Playtech CEO Mor Weizer attributed the company’s regulated revenue growth namely to that acquisition deal. However, the debate over the introduction of massive restrictions on the distribution of gaming machines around
Casino News Daily November Niner Jerry Wong Wins WSOP Circuit Coconut Creek High Roller Poker action at the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek in Florida is heating up as the WSOP Circuit stop currently taking place there is approaching its final stages and last events on the schedule are being played. The $2,200 High Roller certainly was one of the most exciting tournaments to take place within the poker festival. The event was completed a few days ago and was taken down by quite a poker celebrity . Jerry Wong, a player from the area, defeated a field that was comprised of some seasoned poker pros to grab the title and the first-place prize of $48,300 . Wong’s triumph was also accompanied by his first-ever piece of WSOP jewelry. Despite being very active on the live poker scene, a gold bracelet from the WSOP and a gold ring from its sister brand , the WSOP Circuit, had long eluded the popular poker pro. However, it should be pointed out that his hefty poker resume includes an
Casino News Daily Erkut Yilmaz Joins WPT Champions Club with Borgata Poker Open Victory The WPT champions club has a brand-new member and his name is Erkut Yilmaz , a player from Sacramento, California. Yilmaz topped the field of this year’s WPT Borgata Poker Open $3,500 Main Event for a first-place cash prize of $575,112 after putting up a great show in the final stages of the tournament. The final day of the Main Event was played on Friday at the host venue, Atlantic City’s Borgata Casino. Six survivors returned to play down to a champion. It was namely Yilmaz who led the pack of six with a massive chip advantage over everyone else left. The player had a total of 21.575 million in chips at the start of final day action, good for 144 big blinds and well ahead of his nearest competitor. Oleg Schnaider was that nearest competitor with 7.75 million/52 big blinds. A long playdown period on the previous day, when players had to whittle down the field to the final six, provided